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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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