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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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