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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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