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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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