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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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