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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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