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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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