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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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