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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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