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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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