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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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