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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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