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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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