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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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