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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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