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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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