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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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