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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about 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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