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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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