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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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