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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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