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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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