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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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