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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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