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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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