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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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