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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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