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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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