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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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