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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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