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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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