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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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