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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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