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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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