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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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