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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part 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 massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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