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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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