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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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