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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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