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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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