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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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