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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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