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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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