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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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