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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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