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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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