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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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