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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines 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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