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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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