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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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