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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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