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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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