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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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