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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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