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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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