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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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