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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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