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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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