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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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