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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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