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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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