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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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