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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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