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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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