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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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