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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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