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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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