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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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