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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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