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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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