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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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