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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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