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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major 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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