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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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