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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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