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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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