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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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