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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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