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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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