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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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