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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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