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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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