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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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