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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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