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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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