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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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