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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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