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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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