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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important 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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