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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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