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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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