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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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