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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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