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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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