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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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