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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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