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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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