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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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