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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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