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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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