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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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