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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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