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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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