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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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