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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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