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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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