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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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