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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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