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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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