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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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