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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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