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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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