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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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