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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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