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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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