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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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