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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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