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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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