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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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