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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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