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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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