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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)