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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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