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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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