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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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