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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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