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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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