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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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