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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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