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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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