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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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