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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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