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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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