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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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