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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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