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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. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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