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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important 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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