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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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