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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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