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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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