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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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