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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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