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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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