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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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