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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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