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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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