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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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