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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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