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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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