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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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