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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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