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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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