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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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