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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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