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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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