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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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