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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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