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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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