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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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