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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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