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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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