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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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