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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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