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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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