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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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