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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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