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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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