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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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