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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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