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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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