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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major 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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