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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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