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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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