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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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