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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education 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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