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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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