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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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