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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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