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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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