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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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