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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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