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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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