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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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