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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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