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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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