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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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