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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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