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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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