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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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