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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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