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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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