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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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