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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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