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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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