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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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