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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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