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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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