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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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