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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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