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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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