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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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