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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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