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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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