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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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