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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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