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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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