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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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