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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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