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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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