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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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