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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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