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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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