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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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