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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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