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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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