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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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