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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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