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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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