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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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