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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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