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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important 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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