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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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