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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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