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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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