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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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