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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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