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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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