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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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