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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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