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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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