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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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