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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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