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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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