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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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