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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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