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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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