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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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