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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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