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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies 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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