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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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