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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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