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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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