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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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