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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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