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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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