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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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