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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses 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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