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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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