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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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