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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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