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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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