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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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