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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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