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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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