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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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