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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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