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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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