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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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