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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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