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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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