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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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