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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important 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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