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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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