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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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