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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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