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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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