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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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