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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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