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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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