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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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