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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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