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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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