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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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