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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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