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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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