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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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