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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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