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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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