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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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