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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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