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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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