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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this 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 intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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