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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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