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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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