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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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