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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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