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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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