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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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