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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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