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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key 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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