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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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