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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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