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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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