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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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