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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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