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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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