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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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