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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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