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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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