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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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