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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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