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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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