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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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