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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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