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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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