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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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