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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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