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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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