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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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