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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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