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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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