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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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