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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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