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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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