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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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