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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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