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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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