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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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