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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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