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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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