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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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