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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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