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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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