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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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