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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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