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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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