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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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