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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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