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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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