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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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