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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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