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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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