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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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