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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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