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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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