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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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