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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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