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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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