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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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