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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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