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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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