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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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