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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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