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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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