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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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