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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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