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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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