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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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