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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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