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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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