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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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