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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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