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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)