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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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