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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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