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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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