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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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