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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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