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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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