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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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