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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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