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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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