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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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