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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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