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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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