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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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