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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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