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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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