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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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