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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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