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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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