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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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