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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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