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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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