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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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