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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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