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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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