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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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