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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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