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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches 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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