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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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