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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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