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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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