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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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