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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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