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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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