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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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