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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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