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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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