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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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