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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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