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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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