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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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