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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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