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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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