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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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