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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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