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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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