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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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