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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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