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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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