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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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