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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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