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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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