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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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