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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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