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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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