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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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