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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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