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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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