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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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