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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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