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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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