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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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