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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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