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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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