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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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