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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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