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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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