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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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