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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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