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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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