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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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