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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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