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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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