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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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