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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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