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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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