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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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