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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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