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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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