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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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