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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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