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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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