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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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