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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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