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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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