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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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