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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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