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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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