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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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