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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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