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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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