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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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