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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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