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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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