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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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