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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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