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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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