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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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