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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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