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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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