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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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