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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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