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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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