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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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