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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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