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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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