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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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