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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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