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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines 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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