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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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