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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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