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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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