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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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