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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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