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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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