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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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