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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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