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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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