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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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