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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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