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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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