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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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