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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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