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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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