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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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