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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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