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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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