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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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