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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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