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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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