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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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