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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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