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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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