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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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