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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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