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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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