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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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