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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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