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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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