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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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