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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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