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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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