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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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