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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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