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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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