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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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