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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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