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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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