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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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