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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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