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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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