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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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