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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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