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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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