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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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