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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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