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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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