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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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