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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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