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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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